🏳️ R. Paul Evans

R. Paul Evans, known in NASCAR National Modified circles as Richard Ernest Evans, built a reputation over a long career in asphalt modified racing that culminated in nine National Modified Championships, including an unbroken run of eight consecutive titles from 1978 to 1985. That achievement was recognized by the International Motorsports Hall of Fame as one of the supreme accomplishments in motorsports, and Evans went on to win nearly every major race on the asphalt modified circuit, several of them multiple times, including three victories in the Race of Champions. His body of work earned him induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011 as part of the Class of 2012, one of the first 15 inductees and the first to come from outside what is now the NASCAR Cup Series.[1]

Within the Racer DB record, Evans appears under SVRA competition with a status of retired, reflecting a later, limited chapter of his driving activity rather than his historic modified career. Across three recorded starts he did not register a win or a podium, and his Racer Rating sits at 1,243, placing him 11232nd among active drivers on a scale where the top competitors range from roughly 10,000 to 11,500. His most recent season on record, 2026, shows a single round entered with no wins or podiums and a standings position of 581st. Taken together, the database entry documents a modest, brief SVRA sample size that stands apart from the extensive championship legacy he built earlier in his career.[2]